Zimbabwe farms  Mugabe

Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi / Associated Press

A police officer stands guard at a farm occupied by invaders in Chegutu near a poster of President Robert Mugabe. In 2000, thousands of farmers were forced off their land when Mugabe told war veterans to invade white-owned farms. The seizures destroyed agriculture and the economy, ultimately undermining the entire public sector.

A police officer stands guard at a farm occupied by invaders in Chegutu near a poster of President Robert Mugabe. In 2000, thousands of farmers were forced off their land when Mugabe told war veterans to invade white-owned farms. The seizures destroyed agriculture and the economy, ultimately undermining the entire public sector. (Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi / Associated Press)

A police officer stands guard at a farm occupied by invaders in Chegutu near a poster of President Robert Mugabe. In 2000, thousands of farmers were forced off their land when Mugabe told war veterans to invade white-owned farms. The seizures destroyed agriculture and the economy, ultimately undermining the entire public sector.